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Hezbollah leader agreed to ceasefire hours before assassination, Lebanese Foreign Minister says
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 3, 2024
HEZBOLLAH agreed to a ceasefire hours before its leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated in an Israel air strike on Beirut, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said today
The sensational claim came during an interview with Christiane Amanpour on US broadcaster CNN.
Mr Habib said that Mr Nasrallah’s agreement to the ceasefire had been communicated to both the US and French governments.
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